Addressing the needs of youth – for education, engagement, and livelihoods – has become a central tenet of global and continental policy discussions over the past decade. The African Youth Charter underscores the rights of youth to participate in polit …

Faced with economic difficulties due to a heavy external debt and the impact of recent security shocks, Burkina Faso must improve the mobilisation of its tax revenues. These are clearly lower than those of other countries in the West African Economic a …

Addressing the needs of youth – for education, engagement, and livelihoods – has become a central tenet of global and continental policy discussions over the past decade. The African Youth Charter underscores the rights of youth to participate in polit …

In one week in October 2020, at least 200 people perished off the coasts of Senegal and Mauritania. The shipwrecks of pirogues leaving Senegal follow one another. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 414 people have died try …

Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal have in common their history as former French colonies. They share French as an official language and have very similar political and institutional structures. These three countries in West Africa have obtained their …

Many jobs are threatened and people without a source of income are increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. The implemented measures of social distancing in many countries have weakened or even wiped out small businesses as well as other bu …